Time to let you know how the kittens are doing after eight weeks. The Kitten Posse has grown since the last update four weeks ago. There have been some concerns since then, but overall, all the posse members are doing well. How the Kittens are Doing After Eight Weeks More …
Every artist who has ever picked up a colored pencil with the intent of creating art is familiar with the variety and number of challenges of colored pencils. But let’s face it. For those of us who are die-hard colored pencil artists, the challenges of using colored pencils are part …
When I first posted about becoming the caregiver for an orphaned kitten four weeks ago, some of you expressed an interest in periodic updates. So today I want to let you how the kittens are doing. There’s plenty to tell. Most of it is good. Some is not so good. …
There’s been a lot of back-and-forth about Prismacolor pencils over the last several years. Some artists love them; some hate them. After all the debating, you have only one question. Are Prismacolors right for you or not? Last week, I shared reasons you might want to try colored pencils. This …
This is not the usual Tuesday post. No colored pencil tutorials. No reader questions. No colored pencil anything. Just a quick explanation of unexpected events in the life of this artist.
Sooner or later, every piece reaches a moment of decision (or possibly indecision.) Maybe it doesn’t look finished, but you don’t know what more to do. Or maybe you know it’s not finished, but the next step is unclear. You wish like anything you knew what to do when you …
Tips for getting and staying motivated when art gets tough shares tips and techniques to help you make art more consistently, no matter how you feel.
All of life is a journey. Art is no different. No matter your age, you begin an art journey the first time you pick up a brush, pencil or sculpting tool. If you’re reading this post, chances are good you’re on a colored pencil journey of your own. And you’ve …
Dealing with disappointment is one of the toughest lessons most of us have to learn. It seems to me that artists have an especially difficult time because of the intensely personal nature of what we do. Our artwork is part of us. Artistic disappointments come in all shapes and sizes. …
Under the weather? Looking for something to do during down time? The fact that you’re reading this indicates you do at least one thing I do–surf the web.
